Anthropic Unifies Claude Chat and Cowork as It Adds Docs and Slides

Anthropic announced today that it is combining Claude chat, Cowork, Artifacts and Claude Design into a single interface while also launching Claude Docs and Claude Slides in beta. The update is designed to let users move between conversations, document creation, presentations and design work without switching between separate tabs or tools.

Before the change, Anthropic said users often had to decide which part of Claude to open for a particular task. The new interface removes that choice by routing requests automatically based on what the user asks Claude to do.

Anthropic said Claude “can now figure out what a task needs, so what Cowork and Design can do is available from any conversation, with the context, skills, and connectors you already have.”

That means Cowork capabilities, Artifacts and Claude Design can now be accessed from the same conversation rather than through separate surfaces. Claude Design, introduced in April for building websites and prototypes, is also available throughout the unified experience.

Anthropic is using the redesign to expand Claude further into productivity work with two new features: Claude Docs and Claude Slides.

Claude Docs lets users create and edit documents directly with Claude. Users can build sections, ask questions about the material and leave comments on completed work. Documents can also be shared through a link and edited from a phone.

Claude Slides brings similar functionality to presentations. Users can ask Claude to generate a deck, make changes to individual slides and present the finished work. Presentations can also be exported as PowerPoint files or PDFs.

Anthropic said files created with its productivity tools are designed to remain accessible across devices. “Anything you make with Claude Design, Slides, or Docs lives at one shareable link you can open on your phone,” the company said.

The mobile connection also extends to work started elsewhere. A user can begin creating a document on desktop and later check the task’s progress through the Claude mobile app.

The broader goal is to make Claude behave more like a single workspace rather than a collection of separate modes. Instead of deciding whether a request belongs in chat, Cowork, Design or another tool, users can start from the same front end and let Claude determine which capabilities are needed.

The update follows a recent improvement to Cowork’s memory system, which expanded Claude’s ability to retain user context across conversations.

Claude Docs and Claude Slides also put more creation and editing work directly inside Claude, reducing the need to move content into another application after generating it.

The new interface and productivity features are rolling out first to Claude Pro and Max users across web, desktop and mobile over the coming weeks. Anthropic plans to bring them to Team and Free users later.

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This analysis is based on reporting from Engadget.

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